When it is possible to have an audio or video conversation. Milo Casagrande milo@ubuntu.com 2009 GNOME Documentation Project Audio and video conversations

When your contacts support audio or video conversations, you will see, next to the contacts name in the Contact List window, one or two small icons that represent the different conversations you can have.

Icon

Description

Icon for audio conversation

This is the icon that represents the possibility to have an audio conversation.

Icon for video conversation

This is the icon that represents the possibility to have a video conversation.

In order to have a video conversation, you need to have a web-cam that is supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.

In order to have an audio conversation, you need to have a sound-card that is supported by your operating system, and a working microphone.

Supported services

Protocol / Service

Video conversations

Audio conversations

AIM

No

No

Google Talk

Yes

Yes

ICQ

No

No

Jabber

Yes

Yes

MSN

No

No

Salut

No

No

Yahoo!

No

No